About Tim Curry: Timothy James is an English actor, singer, and composer, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television productions, often portraying villainous roles or character parts.
I think that if you get too close to the character, if you do too much historical research, you may find yourself defending your view of a character against the author's view, and I think that's terribly dangerous.
I think artists are driven by the engine of their own talent, but it's a question of what use they put it to.
I moved to L.A., because that's where they point cameras at you. And that's what I'd like them to do.
The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business. I think it's partly because there are different pressures on the industries.
My great hero is Billie Holiday, and I've always wanted to do an album of standards with a piano-led quartet.
The way the world is, I think a silly evening in the theatre is a good thing, to take our minds off terror.
I'm good at my own company.
Musicals are famous for being in a constant state of flux.
Any part that makes you world famous has got to be a blessing, hasn't it?
I still find it quite easy to find my way into a child's imagination. We're all Peter Pan ourselves in some respects. Everybody should keep some grip on childhood, even as a grownup.
I've turned down a lot of roles to make time to record and tour.
When I did 'Amadeus,' I hadn't done a play for five years. And I was so happy doing it and felt so foolish that I hadn't done a play for such a long time that I wanted to go back and really kind of reach out for a classical career.
I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to...
Well, you know... I grew up in postwar Britain, when you were lucky to get anything to eat. People in America have absolutely no conception of how austere England was after the war. While you were all sort of eating butter and eggs, we were eating ra...